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Tucelnuit Drive – freeway between Hwy 97 and OIB (Black Sage Road) Absolutely a terribly maintained roadway. About three months ago crews were filling pot holes and they are at it again but probably should have started at the north end.

Maybe someone missed this one

Head up to Willowbrook, White Lake, Twin Lakes – glorious roadway with about 1 tenth the traffic. Wonderful for trikes, bikes, cycles and race cars. But let us return to reality here on the valley bottom with the 2nd most used roadway north and south. When was it last paved?

Veer right please

Does it not act as entrance to Oliver, Wine Country, OIB and many people of the Tuc-el-nuit area. Has town council ever talked to Hwys and the new road maintenance contractor….. ??

If you ask me I can get a phone number for the complaint department at MOTI and the new road contractor.

Where did that expression ever come from? I’ve used the saying myself but until recently didn’t know how it originated.

In feudal days of the Medieval Age, the lord of the manor did not allow his peasant workers to cut down trees for firewood. Instead they could use only the limbs they could cut down with a pruning hook or pull down with a shepherd’s crook. Along with pieces lying on the ground, they had to be content with what they could obtain by hook or by crook.

We are indeed very fortunate not to be restricted to those conditions. In fact, most of us would have a hard time remembering when we last used wood to heat our homes. In addition many of us have freedoms, food, funds and family to enjoy that are not constrained by a mean boss. Most of us are surrounded by the benefits of nature, the stocked shelves of stores and the kindness of friends. Few of us are limited to what we can pull in “by hook or by crook”. We indeed have much to be thankful for. Thanksgiving Day is coming.

SUV found in parking lot at Penticton Golf and Country Club last Friday

Suspect arrested later earlier this week but no details of that capture released by RCMP

Officers respond to car-jacking incident in the South Okanagan

On September 19th, 2019, at 3 p.m., a driver was flagged down by a man standing by a motorcycle on East Side Road north of OK Falls.

The driver pulled over to assist, at which time the man pointed a firearm at the driver. The driver was told to exit a Toyota Rav 4, which they did. The suspect then drove toward Penticton. The victim was unharmed, and called 911.

With sadness, the family of William Clair “Bill” Riley announce his passing at Penticton Regional Hospital on September 19 after a brief illness.

Bill was predeceased by his wife Marge in 2012. His first wife, Mary, and his son, David, also passed before him. He is survived by his daughter from his first marriage, Cynthia, his children Tim (Lucy), Scott (Wendy), Chris (Diane), Danielle (Ted), honourary daughter, Hélène, grand-children Kendra (Anthio), Devin (Ginny), Megan (Lohgin), David, Liam, Paige (Ahmad) and Erica, and great grand-children Emma, Huxley and Finn.

Bill proudly served in the Royal Canadian Air Force for 22 years before he and Marge settled in Oliver to put down some roots and raise their family. He worked at the Co-op in Oliver, then Clarke’s Building Supplies and Beaver Lumber in Penticton. After retirement, he worked at the local RCMP detachment evenings and week-ends supervising detainees.

Bill loved big band jazz and road trips. He also loved planes and flying. For many years, he made the annual trip to Abbotsford to see the airshow. He spent countless hours in his workshop building remote control airplanes which he flew with friends on the week-ends. He also loved to fish. He enjoyed fishing for trout in the lakes in and around the Valley; one of his favourite spots was Yellow Lake.

He was very giving of his time and volunteered with several service groups in town. He was a member of the Board that spearheaded the design and building of the current Sunnybank Long Term Care Facility, he also volunteered with the Oliver Crime Watch and Speed Watch programs. Up until his passing, he was a very active volunteer with the Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop in Oliver.

Bill’s family would like to thank Dr. Mark Hamilton and Gwen and all of the doctors, nurses and other staff at SOGH and PRH ICU for the care that Dad received over the past few weeks.

A service honouring Bill will be held at Christ the King Catholic Church, 6044 Spartan Street in Oliver, BC, on Monday, September 23rd at 11:00 am. Reception will follow in the church hall. Interment at the Oliver cemetery at 1:30 pm.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bill’s name to the Oliver Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop.

We love you, Dad. Ttfn

Condolences and tributes may be directed to the family by visiting www.nunes-pottinger.com

The stock stuff is what they keep on hand because it is in demand, ordinary, on the shelf, expected. Stock has the feeling of ‘ordinary’, don’t ya think There is such a demand that the depot keeps a ‘stock’ of that item in store, expecting to sell it fairly quickly. And thing is, if it does not sell, it is no longer ‘stock’ but something else way less complimentary. So, what are you? Stock? Or something way else?

What about stocks, like in the stock market? Those represent the shares held by investors in a company. They demonstrate a percentage of ownership in the corporation. When the value of the company fluctuates, the value of the stock/percentage fluctuates with it. I can make or lose money buying and selling stocks. I don’t know who wins, or I don’t know of anyone who has won big doing this. Do you?

Lawyers charge for their time and knowledge in giving us advice. That is called their stock and trade. And that is the substantiation for charging for every minute. A stock yard is where you would find cattle being readied for slaughter. Interesting that until they are processed they are called live stock. Not exactly like stock card, meaning a heavy (almost cardboard) paper you might have with your other stationery.

The stock of a rifle is the, usually wood, part to which the firing mechanism and barrel are attached. It is the part that one leans against the shoulder to absorb the recoil action when the rifle is fired. In times long past a criminal could be placed in the stocks, out in the town square, which was a device to hold the arms and head (some versions also held the ankles) so the criminal could be seen by all. Ouch

Stock seems to mean standard, ordinary. Well, and it can also mean that the item is so popular that it is brought to the store in quantity, so quite beyond just ordinary. Might be something here about being taken for granted too. We expect certain things to be held in stock and can forget how it got to be such. In our relationships with others, is being available a reason to treat them as stock?